The debut novella by Anna L. Bragga: FRACTURED, Volume I in the Memories of a Survivor Series, is released today (December 1st) on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.

Could this book be triggering to victims and survivors? Here's what one reader had to say:

"Your book does hook into memories, thoughts and feelings. However, it does it in a good way. To me, your book is cathartic, not damaging. Your book is not triggering, except in a good way. Your book has triggered me into revisiting past trauma. However, it has done it in such a way that I have visited the past trauma, only to kick the **** out of it! Your book has enabled me to address the trauma, attack the trauma, destroy the trauma and move on."

Richard Gillard

Awaiting Release.

Story Summary

Deborah knows how easily people can switch moods; her pencil case is stuffed with notes on the devastating consequences. She thought leaving home would be the beginning of a brighter future, a chance to do something worthwhile with her life. But somehow the past was determined to follow her, lead her into places more terrifying than she'd known.

The move to London only started another chapter paved with pain and lies, and Golden Girl, cousin Jen, made sure she wasn't there when life tripped her up.

Now she's homeless, a recovering alcoholic, under the temporary wing of Rainbows End, always fighting the cold, and her nerves. Only the truth can give her peace and justice now.

A mystery unsolvedA life shatteredA heart brokenA soul lostA spirit that will never give in

This is Debs' story,written for the young people, the ones who still stand a chance.

As a publisher, you could say that Fractured fills the need for books about trauma and abuse with deeper meanings to them. Books that leave the reader feeling inspired. Like the caterpillar whose cathartic change becomes the most beautiful of butterflies, Anna’s novella will leave you inspired and changed.

Earlier published work

Anthologies

compiled by RSOSA and Writing for the Soul Workshop in partnership with Ark of Hope for Children

Joining a writers' group a few years ago helped me refine my story telling technique. The feedback I received was invaluable and led to the publication of Releasing the demon in literary e-zine halfwaydownthestairs.net. Later on, Angels on Platform 1 was published by Litro.co.uk. Supernatural themes often creep into my stories, tied in with the exploration of alternate realities and systems of consciousness, and fragmentation of the psyche caused by severe trauma.